British capture of Fort Lee
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The British capture of Fort Lee was a 1776 Revolutionary War operation in which British and Hessian forces seized the American fort on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, forcing a hasty Continental Army retreat and contributing to the loss of New York.
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| British capture of Fort Lee canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: British capture of Fort Lee Context triple: [Battle of Fort Washington, followedBy, British capture of Fort Lee]
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A.
British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
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B.
New Jersey campaign of 1778
The New Jersey campaign of 1778, commonly known as the Monmouth campaign, was a series of American Revolutionary War operations culminating in the Battle of Monmouth, where General George Washington’s Continental Army engaged British forces during their retreat across New Jersey.
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C.
Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was a major American defeat during the Revolutionary War in November 1776, in which British and Hessian forces captured a key Patriot stronghold on the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point was a daring 1779 nighttime assault during the American Revolutionary War in which Continental forces captured a heavily fortified British position on the Hudson River.
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E.
Siege of Saratoga
The Siege of Saratoga was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which American forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of a major British army, helping secure French support for the American cause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British capture of Fort Lee Target entity description: The British capture of Fort Lee was a 1776 Revolutionary War operation in which British and Hessian forces seized the American fort on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, forcing a hasty Continental Army retreat and contributing to the loss of New York.
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A.
British capture of Savannah
The British capture of Savannah was a major 1778 Revolutionary War victory in Georgia that secured a key southern port for Britain and marked the beginning of its southern campaign.
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B.
New Jersey campaign of 1778
The New Jersey campaign of 1778, commonly known as the Monmouth campaign, was a series of American Revolutionary War operations culminating in the Battle of Monmouth, where General George Washington’s Continental Army engaged British forces during their retreat across New Jersey.
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C.
Battle of Fort Washington
The Battle of Fort Washington was a major American defeat during the Revolutionary War in November 1776, in which British and Hessian forces captured a key Patriot stronghold on the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Battle of Stony Point
The Battle of Stony Point was a daring 1779 nighttime assault during the American Revolutionary War in which Continental forces captured a heavily fortified British position on the Hudson River.
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E.
Siege of Saratoga
The Siege of Saratoga was a pivotal 1777 American Revolutionary War engagement in which American forces surrounded and compelled the surrender of a major British army, helping secure French support for the American cause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| AmericanForcesEvacuated | Fort Lee garrison ⓘ |
| AmericanLeaderRole | George Washington directed the retreat ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Continental Army
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Hesse-Kassel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaignTheater |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York ⓘ |
| cause | British campaign to capture New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
ⓘ
Continental Army ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Army garrison
Hessian troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ William Howe ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Province of New Jersey ⓘ |
| date | November 20, 1776 ⓘ |
| effect |
abandonment of American artillery and supplies
ⓘ
contributed to loss of New York to the British ⓘ hasty Continental Army retreat ⓘ loss of Fort Lee by the Americans ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Trenton
ⓘ
Continental Army retreat across New Jersey ⓘ |
| fortificationCaptured |
Fort Lee, New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Lee
|
| historicalEra |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| location |
Fort Lee, New Jersey
ⓘ
Hudson River ⓘ |
| objective |
control of the Hudson River
ⓘ
seizure of Fort Lee ⓘ |
| opposedFortification |
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Washington
|
| partOf | New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of White Plains ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Fort Lee, New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
|
| relatedEvent | Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Hudson River ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
secured British control of the lower Hudson River
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weakened American defensive line in New Jersey ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
amphibious landing
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flanking maneuver ⓘ |
| year | 1776 ⓘ |
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Subject: British capture of Fort Lee Description of subject: The British capture of Fort Lee was a 1776 Revolutionary War operation in which British and Hessian forces seized the American fort on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, forcing a hasty Continental Army retreat and contributing to the loss of New York.
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